Softball Game Preview: Rehobeth Rebels vs. Opp Bobcats

The Rehobeth Rebels will take on the Opp Bobcats in a tournament on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Rehobeth barely beat Brantley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rebels never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won four in a row.

Alex Cobb

Batters Struck Out

04/11/25 vs Brantley	6
04/05/25 @ Benjamin Russell	1
04/04/25 @ Hewitt-Trussville	3
04/03/25 @ Pike Road	1
03/20/25 @ Dale County	3
+ 4 more games

Alex Cobb made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Rehobeth got a massive performance out of Shelby Davis, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Davis hit this season. Another player making a difference was Kryslin Martin, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Rehobeth kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Opp came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Purple Cats as they made off with a 12-2 win. That's two games straight that the Bobcats have won by exactly ten runs.

Rehobeth now has a winning record of 13-12-1. As for Opp, their record now sits at 24-8.

Rehobeth skirted past Opp 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Do the Rebels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.